Originally Posted by
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
In days of old....... you could apply to HK, or various other overseas units, for a short-term contract and return to your UK unit with your seniority retained. Good old days!
Apart from 'Crown Agents' advertised posts where you were required to resign from NATS/NATCS with no guarantee of being re-employed when the overseas contract finished. Personnel also warned that you would lose all seniority and accrued pension even if you were re-employed.